INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS, FEBRUARY 27, 1919 "PAGE FOUR THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS in winning the war. She gave a percentage of her population to FOCH AT PRAYER GOOD LETTER FROM the fighting line1 a total of dead and wounded that makes the A. E. ANDERSON IN FRANCE Avith A California boy—Evans by nam.? proportional losses of others of thev Allied and "associated" forces AND BORDER BUDGET —with the American expeditionary Sept. 9,1918, look ridiculous. forces in France, has recently written Lyons, France. If ^Canada wanted to cut out and have nothing to do with the INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY a letter to his parents in San Bernardino, Dear Folks: British empire she would only have to say the word. A special mission in which he tells of meeting I have to answer your letters as 1 GEO. P. WATSON, Editor and Manager would be sent from London to congratulate here in due form, General Foch at cose range in France. got two of them today. The first letters Evans had gone into an old church on her new form of house keeping. Entered at the Post Office at International Fall*. Minn., a» Seeond-elaaa Matter I got since I left Philadelphia. to have a look at it, and as he stood But the Canadians are no fools. Possessed of the essentials of I got ten letters today in a bunch and there with ..bared head satisfying his SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S., $2.00 FOREIGN, $2.50 PER YEAR you may be sure I was tickled to liberty as they are, with their own destinies absolutely in their OAVU respectful curiosity, a gray man with death to get them. The two of yours hands, they are not likely to repudiate the advantage of having the the eagles of a general on the collar were postmarked the 16th and" 30th The latest report on the proposed water site is that the city British fleet at their command whenever needed. A modern navy is of his shabby uniform, also entered of July. It seems queer that I didn't only wanted it as an investment, possible some member of the city very expensive, and our neighbors are nb' spendthrifts, though hospitable, the church. get the first letter before, but it council or their immediate friends have a farm they would like Only one orderly accompanied the as all Americans have found out frequently and as Ave Are must be that it was delayed some to peddle, to th£ taxpayers. quiet gray man. No glittering staff place. I hope I will get my mail regular shall again.—NeAv York Herald. of officers, no entourage of gold-laced hereafter. I also got a letter aids were with him nobody but iust There is no question about the success of the Commercial Club from Mabel and Olga and several THE MAIL-ORDER HOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MERCHANT the orderly. from my friends in the Falls and dinner next Saturday noon. As early as Tuesday evening, Mr. Evans paid small attention, at first Minneapolis. C. B. Kinney, who always makes good, had sold over a hundred F. P. Mann, president the North Dakota Retail Merchants' ie the gray man, but was curious to of You say that you received a letier tickets and had several others yet to see, it certainly looks as see him kneel in the church praying. association, contributed some hard common sense to a discussion Mr. C. R. Shinn. I spent a week end though the most general interest ever taken in such a movement is The minutes passed until full threequarters with him in Camden, N. J. and had a the mail order problem before the recent convention in Minneapolis 3f of an hour had gone by before now being taken, which prophesies real success for this necessary fine time with him. I had 3 good of the Minnesota Retail Grocers' association. the gray man arose from his institution for any live town. meals which I certainly did appreciate. He said that mail order houses should be fought by better knees'. merchandising methods, and above all by advertising. "One reason Then Evans followed him down the In another column will be found the announcements for the We were supposed to leave here street and was surprised to see soldiers mail order houses have made such progress," he said, "is that Avhy Saturday, but our orders were changed, church services in our city for next Sunday. We trust that everybody salute the man in great excitement, ninety per cent of the rural business men do not believe in advertising£ so we will leave some time this will endeavor to attend one of the churches here, at least once and women and .children week. I took a pleasure trip to stopping in their tracks with awestruck on that day. No city can be a success without the Strong moral Marseilles, that is in southern France, The truth of that idea is to be seen plainly on every hand. faces as he passed. and religious fibre which is developed by its people's faithfulness to Saturday and stayed till Monday In the many rural newspapers that come to this office Ave have It was Foch. And now Evans of their relisrious duties. fnorning. I am glad I took the trip many times obserA'ed this phenomenon: that most of the outcry San Bernardino counts the experience seeing we are only about 250 miles as the greatest in his life. against mail order houses comes from the communities local Avhose from there now. It is marvelous A bill has been introduced into the legislature for the licensing During that three-quarters of an merchants, judged by the advertising columns of their local neAvs how some of the scenery around^iere of soft drink parlors. We believe this is a mistake, for abuses al hour that generalissimo of all the papers, are the least progressive. looks. I saw the Mediterranean Sea allied armies was on his knees in most invariable grow out of a license system for the class of people In nine times out of ten, you find a country paper attacking and took a swim in it. I had a good Avhen humble supplication in that quiet who seek to operate sucli "joints." Confectionaries, such as are in time sight seeing and got a few views the mail order houses an4d urging people—vainly, no doubt—to do church, 10,000 guns were roaring at cur city, where sodas and soft drinks are sold are not a menace to of the place. One thing while I was their buying at home, you will find few local store advertisement? his word on a hundred hills that down there I ate ripe figs right off of the public welfare. The other kind of soft drink parlors should be rocked with death. in that paper, and the few that are there are bare announcements* the fig trees. put under heavy bonds to keep the peace and to sell only drinks that Millions of armed men crouched in seldom or never changed, that such and such merchants are engaged I certainly am seeing some sights, trenches or rushed across bloodbenched are really "soft." in such and such business enterprises. Such advertisements, Avhen while I am over here and seeing as earth at his command generals inserted by so-called merchants, are the products of men do much of the country as I can. Avho and field marshals, artillery, The fire loss in Koochiching County last year was $28,782. This I don't know yet where they are not believe in advertising, and who do what advertising th^r.dp cavalry, engineers, tanks, fought and is an increase over the preceding year of $9,922, says Geo. H. Nettleton, going to station us yet but will let wrought across the map of Europe largely as a charity to the local newspaper. Yet the local editor, Chief Asst. State Fire Marshall. While it is probably true you know as soon as I find our. I absolutely as he commanded them to handicapped by the unprogressive sloth of the merchants, battles think we are going to Paris and then that many of these fires were of such nature that they occured despite do, and in no other manner, as he in and week out against the mail order houses in behalf of Aveek to our station, but we have to go went into that little church to pray. precautions taken, still nothing should be overlooked at this these unprogressive merchants neglect of a great opportunity Avhose wherever they send us. Nor was it an unusual thing for time to keep down this loss. The state and federal governments gives the mail order houses their best opening. Frieda says you are sending some General Foch to do. There is no day are doing their utmost to conserve resources and fire losses are coming views. Tell her I haven't received On the other hand, when a country carries real ad that he does not do the same thing neAVSpaper to be distinguished as a menace that every citizen should guard them yet. She wants me to write to if there be a church that he can vertisements, using good space and full detailed figures and bargain ae:ainst. her. Tell her these letters are for reach. He never fails to spend an prices^shoAving that that town has progressive merchants, you seldom you all to read so it doesn't make hour on his knees every morning that find about the mail order houses. The mail order it Avorrying any difference who I write to as long he awakes from sleep, and every It seems as though the Board of County Commissioners should house is no problem there because the merchants, by up-to-date merchandising as you get it. night it is the same—National Republican." Tx make some provision at its next meeting to get the gravel hauled to That sweater and jersey and wristlets and effective advertising, are able to hold their ancl OAvn the needed places along the state roads before the snow goes off bv you sent ought to be of prettv more. so doing, the work can not only be done considerably cheaper, but it good material as it gets pretty cold RED CROSS BRANCH NOTES In nine times out of ten the merchant that sits under his cobwebs will ensure better roads earlier in the summer. As we understand here. When I cable you my address and about the mail order house deserves to be defeated Avhines you will know where to send il so it, the Federal appropriation, to the amount of $2,273,822.11 is available The regular monthly meeting was by this distant competitor because he doesn't brush up on his merchandising that I can get it as soon as possible. held Monday, February 24th in the this year, but can only be secured by the state paying a like and especially on his advertising. Country stores that Tell pa if he can use any of my Alexander Baker school. amount upon each road where the Federal appropriation is spent. clothes to use them as it is. hard run real advertisements, like those of the leading merchants in Du~ The state also offers to reimburse each county for the amount oi' Mrs. C. A. Engbloom is on the committee telling if I will be able to vvear them luth stand up successfully against mail order competition, and the money spent on these roads this year out of the $100,000,000 hard sur for honor awards for service when I get back. The cable will only of such tOA\-ns never need to breath in academic neAvspapers Avaste hours in place of Mrs. Liljeblad. contain my address. I will have to face roads fund when the constitutional amendment is carried and arguments in faAror of buying at home. close now. ?the money is raised. Then too it seems as though some arrangement Mrs. Franson reported sales and One advertised bargain, that the live home store can shoAving With love, could be made with the state whereby the $80,000 due this county donation for the month to the amount compete the mail order houses, is yards and yards Avorth o? Avith Ed. of $39.25, also eight new members. from the state for these roads could be paid, with the understanding E. S. Anderson. printed appeals to patronize home industries. that the money be spent to gravel these roads instead of making up E. S. Anderson, A.M.A. (2c) Knitting committee reported shipment The merchant is by mail order competition has Avho Avorried h'.s the deficiency in the road and bridge fund. If the board could see its U. S. Naval Aviation of 16 sweaters, 1 muffler, 45 pair remedy right at his elbow in the local newspaper's advertising of socks. way clear to get the gravel spread on these roads before the snow Paris, France columns, providing he studies the advertising methods of city merchants Care of Postmaster, New York. goes off in view of getting either of these funds it would be a Gc-d The matter of county nurse, and and keeps as up-to-date in his advertising as he does in his send to the settlers of this county by getting the roads in good shape recreation organizer was decided to other merchandising methods—Editorial in Duluth Herald. Sept. 16. 1918- by the early summer and would also save considerable expense, besides let rest until further development. Somewhere in France BIG PACKER AS giving a lot of settlers work during the few months before caused many changes in methods and Dear Folks Word was recived from Mr. Summerfield WAR TIME A!£ have made it necessary for us to spring farm work can be done. that arrangements made by Since I wrote you last I have taken increase our facilities in many respects. quite a jump and am at a place now his father, with regard to use of his A new idea of the great part piayed CABLE SPLICING building were, satisfactory to him. where we see a little more of war. "For example, when the United by America in feeding the allied We left Lyons and went to Paris. We States entered the war, there devloped forces in Europe is given in the 1919 A daily allowance of milk for a didn't get much chance to. see very Did Newt Baker take into consideration the workings of tht a demand for canned bacon needy family was voted. Year Book of Swift & Company, much of Paris, but we saw quite a few for shipment to our soldiers overseas. Burlesonized postal service when he ordered that abro id soldiers The following bills were allowed: which has just been issued. of the buildings and sights there as Swift & Company immediately Frank King, drayage $2.00 might marry by mail? That old "Waiting at Church,5 In 1918 these products shipped song, the we rode around quite a bit, but if I took over a semi-completed soap factory Zimmerman Elec. Co 1.50 abroad totaled 590,359,769 pounds— will no doubt be with a meaning all own. Imagine revived its the get a chance I am going to go there and within thirty days had installed C. N. Wirt, groceries for a more than three times the amount sweet young bride writing to her Romeo, "I do," and after waiting again and see it all. It is sure a pretty the necessary machinery and needy family 4.34 shipped in 1914 the first year of the place. They have some boulevards five months, getting the letter back marked, "Return to Writer." was filling Government contracts war. The pork product shipments there that are some places that are Headquarters have asked that each 1 hat's enough to take the romance of anything. No doubt the out More than a million pounds of bacon totaled 1,691,454,529 pounds as against worth seeing. Well I have seen most branch estimate its expenses for the a week have been canned in this factory. "best I ever known," will see to ride into the lirnelight executive have fit 921,913,029 in 1914—an increase of 83 of the big towns in France now. current calendar year and send in This means that our soldiers some more publicity by making Avith another order permitting per cent. Paris, Lyons, Marseilles and Bordeaux, what balance the treasury may have have been getting fine,- cured, smoked During the year ending NoVembc-r divorces by mail. The be it" idea certainly Avon't complete Avithout and. several small towns. I for relief work. bacon, whereas the Allies have 1, 1918, Swift & Company alone ship- think I got a pretty good record for been demanding only salt, unsmoked ped 760,000,000 pounds of meat and It is very important that as many being in France as short a time as I LET'S BETMODEST meat products to the American arfriy bacon, which does not have to be as possible attend the next monthly have been. canned and navy home and abroad and to the meeting when the above amount may What do you think of our Sammies We have 6 per cent of the Avorld's population and 7 per ceht oi allied nations for their armies and "Another example showing the cooperation be determined on. now at the front. They sure are given the land. We produce 70 per cent of the world's copper, 66 per civilian populations. The Year Book that we have offered the the Boches what they deserve and government was when the government says: "This amounts to about 25.00 McCLELLAN cent of its oil, 60 per cent of its cotton, 33 per cent of its silver, 20 they have more coming to them to carloads of meat wheih would make found it necessary to hav large and they will soon all be calling Kamerand. per cent of its gold, 52 per cent of its coal and 40 per cent of its iron quantities of butter, which it had a single train 200 miles long." Mrs. Ola Gulickson returned Tuesday They sure are going after We make 85 per cent of all automobiles and operate 40 per cent 'f bought for overseas shipment, put Some of the difficulties encounter- from Glenwood where she has them. I wouldn't doubt it a bit if the world's railroads. ed in shipping are shown in the fol- into cans. Swift & Company, alone spent the winter with her daughter, there woud be some big turn in the We raise one-fourth of the Avorld's wheat. among the big butter handlers of lowing: Mrs. Bessie Wallen. war before long and Germany will v"Th« the country, was willing to install Before the war England was the richest nation and we meat-, for Europe has-gone'in OAved soon find herself in some pickle and the necessary equipment, and in the .fleets of vessels under convoy, and Europe $4,000,000,000. Now Europe owes us $10,000,000,000 and The game warden from Big Falls it will be all off with her soon. course of three weeks, under the the Food Administration has oftr was thru this vicinity last Friday. You can* send that stuff to me as we are richer than England. In two years w/e shall have passeJ most unfavorable circumstances, began been unable to know very far in advance soon as you can as I will be able to England in shipbuildng.. canning butter for the government. when cargo space would 'be Born to Mr. and, Mrs. I.O. Stay, Feb use it most any time now as thiigs Now are in position to become a junker nation and brag Ave Up to the time this Year available. For this reason S\vift & ruary 12, nine pound boy. Nome, Royal are getting pretty chilly now and all of our superiority. We can go dollar crazy from now on if */e Book goes to press, we have put up Company has frequently been notified Meluin. comforts come in handy now. some three million pounds of butter choose. But rather let us use our wealth to bless mankind, abolish that a certain number of millions I suppose things are going on the owned by the government, and also of pounds would be wanted at a certain poverty and unfairness at home, and be modest!—World's Chronicle. Mr. Olo Fodness returned from the same as ever at home. When you get two million pounds which we have port within a few days. Svfrift camps Monday, he being appointed this letter let Mabel know my iddress. gathered for the government, making & Company has often had shipments administrator of the Nels Anderson If you should happen to :*e~ CANADA A NATION a total of five million pounds of on the way to the seaboard within a estate. Harvey Palmer let him know what butter that have been put up in tins." few hours after the orders have been Dr. E. G. DuFort of Northome was it is also. I havent much time to According to the latest dispatches from#the scene of the Allied received, and belives that it has met caled to the I. O. Stay home Wednesday. write letters^at night as it gets dark peace conference at Paris, Great Britain has agreed to the recognition with signal success in the filling of The extremely dignified seniors of pretty early in the evening. Will such rush orders. the local high school will forget thoir of the Dominion of Canada as a world power, with the same write again soon an/1 let you know "The pacKing industry was able to dignity for the time being, and show Mr. Chas. A. Gulickson and Mr. about any change if I should rappen status in the family of nations as any other people. adapt itself to wartime demands perhaps you they can caper like lambs on Bruce Stewart spent Tuesday and to move again. I have to quit now inl Many years ago a then popular English poet, Rudyard Kipling more quickly than any other industry. spring hillsides. No, the class piay Wednesday at Kelliher. work again. go to by name, anticipating the present situation by making "Our Lady If this industry had not been does not deal^with stock yards and Word has been received here that With love, of the SnoAvs" define her constitutional situation as follows: organized on a large scale along national, lambs, nor yet farms and hillsides. a fine girl was born to Mr. and Mrs Ed. and even international lines, Daughter am I in my mother's house, but mistress in my own." Better come find out what it does Ed Gulickson, January 31st at Glenwood, My address: it would never have been able to answer deal with, Friday evening at 8 oclock where they have spent the winter British Canada, in spite of her love of personal liberty, firmly E. S. Anderson, O. M. ^\. (2c). all demands as promptly as it at the Grand theatre. "Lost—A Chaperon." with Mrs. Guicksons parents, Mr. U. S. N. A. F. implanted as it in her Scottish nature, shut off her drink to help Avas has. War demands have, of course •^and Mrs. Jenkerson. Northern Bombing Group. \ltr& A.A